By the mid-1970's into the late 80's the Cold War had lost a majority of its terror. The Helsiniki Accords of 1975 had helped set up good relations between Eastern and Western Europe, making it more stable. Also the tension had died down between the Soviet Union and the U.S due to the agreement SALT treaty signed May 26 of 1972. However, this peace was disturbed when Jimmy Carter insisted on maintaining human rights, which started to irk the Soviets, and because of this break down of "peaceful" relations with the U.S.S.R and the U.S turned to another treaty called the SALT 2 .This agreement didn't reduce the number of weapons each nation had, it limited the production of strategic weapons and nuclear missile launchers each side could have SALT 2.
Analysis: The Helsiniki Accords. The main goal of the Helsiniki Accords is to bring peace, or at least detente (relaxations of tensions between super powers) to Europe. The Accords help establish equality and security in Europe after its been torn by World War 2 and the Cold War.
Analysis: SALT 2. SALT 2 was a reinforcement of mutual peace between U.S.S.R and U.S. The goal of this act is to limit the production of weapons of mass destruction but it lets the nations keep their already made missiles.
Jimmy Carter and Leonid Brezhnev shaking hands after signing SALT 2.
Economics:
The mid to late 70s was dealing with economic failure, but not only was the economy failing environmental issues had been risen which would an affect the economy. Inflation was increasing while work was decreasing. The standard of living was going down. President Jimmy Carter tried to fix this crisis by freezing prices and wages. To get the business flowing he also lifted government restrictions on the trucking industry, railroad industry, and shipping industry. He also had the Federal Reserve raise interest rates so people wouldn't want to get loans. The environment ties to it. While battling the Energy Crisis the U.S created the National Energy Act. What the NEA did was put a tax on cars using a lot of fuel, it took away the price controls of the natural gas and oil supplies. It also created tax credits for developing or using more energy efficient things such as solar power. Jimmy Carter had also spoke directly to the people of America asking them to lower thermostats and they did.
The video talks about the National Energy Act.
Analysis: "Inflation". This article, even though its in 1980, it talks about the economic crisis which started in the 70's. It questions the capitalism way, much like Americans are doing today. Some are wondering if it really works and though it may seem like it doesn't the article makes it clear that communism isn't even an option.
Analysis: "The Standard of Living". This article too is in 1980 but is still talking about the economic crisis of the 70's. The main focus of this article is how Jimmy Carter was handling the crisis. It talks about how he kept coming up with proposals on how to lower inflation and fight the crisis.
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Civil Rights:
Jimmy Carter was all about civil rights and being humanitarian. That was one of his major things to confront during his presidency. While in office Jimmy Carter cut off military aid to Argentina and Brazil because they had imprisoned and tortured their own people. He had also established the Bureau of Human Rights within the State department. Later he gave ownership of the Panama Canal back to the Panamanians under the Neutrality Treaty. During the Carter presidency the first African-American U.N Ambassador was appointed, Andrew Young. And in the Judicial branch there was 28 African Americans, 29 women, and 14 Latinos. And to leave a mark on the world the U.S created the Foreign Aid and Human Rights policy. Which would spread equality around the world through U.S eyes.
Analysis: Neutrality Treaty. The main goal of this is to establish a global peace treaty concerning the Panama Canal while not discriminating anyone. It allows any vessel of any nation to go through without worries, and it also keeps the Panamanians safe because it does not allow anyone to be hostile in the canal. And the canal is forever neutral.
Analysis: Foreign Aid and Human Rights. "To this end, a principal goal of the foreign policy of the United States is to promote the increased observance of internationally recognized human rights by all countries." Pretty self explanatory. The U.S wanted to show the world that we go by what we say and want to spread it.
Andrew Young
Technology:
Technology had advanced during the 70's, much due to the energy crisis. During the mid-late 70's nuclear energy was being used as well as solar power. But much like every good idea there was a bad side, and people who didn't agree with it. While some argued that nuclear energy is plentiful, cheap, and "environmentally safe". The others saw the truth, the damage it could cause to both humans and the environment. The opposers warned the dangers of nuclear power plants, and they were proven right with the incident of Three Mile Island in Pennsylvania. The Evening Independent. With that accident the technology became safer. The way the nuclear plants were inspected became better and more strict and the National Regulatory Commission made their regulations stronger. Time Magazine. Solar power was also increasing due to the energy crisis and also because of a part of the National Energy Act where people could get a tax credit for the use of solar energy.
Analysis: Three Mile Island the Evening Independent. The article here, in this St. Petersburg paper is explaining the situation and how the NRC (Nuclear Regulatory Commission) is taking care of it, and the radiation readings are getting lower and they are shielding it and whatever they can to stop the radiation flow.
Analysis: "Time Magazine". This article focuses on what the NRC is doing to prevent further accidents from happening, like the one at Three Mile Island. It mentions the people who want to shut down the nuclear plants but the NRC won't do it because of how much it would effect the power supply in the U.S
Culture:
In the late 1970's there was a movement. A movement of one side to the exact opposite side. The U.S went from being mostly liberal to conservative. It was called the Conservative Coalition. The Conservative coalition was a group of business leaders, intellectuals, mid-class voters, fundamental Christians, and disenchanted democrats. This group formed after the New Right which came after the moral majority formed in 1979. The moral majority was made up of hard core Christians who took the Bible literally and believed in totally wrong and totally right. There was no fine line for them.
Analysis: New Right. This article is about how the New Right was planning to attack the liberals in 1982. Two years after this article was written. It talks about who was in the group and what they were made of and what they believe in.
Analysis: "Hard Core Christians". This article is about Reverend Jerry Falwell and his commitment to the Bible and the moral majority. It talks about how he was planning to take his "I Love America" rally to 50 states in 18 months spreading his intense interpretations of the Bible. It also gives a back story of his life.
This picture is a cartoon mocking the Moral Majority and how they are trying to take over and reestablish the once major religion the U.S had, but while doing that they take away what the people liked, the freedom of religion and the freedom to choose what they please. The title can go two ways, it can be satirical mocking the intense commitment the Moral Majority had to God and you better start praying or it can be literal, meaning that when the Moral Majority takes over you will be praying. Either way it gets the point across.
Bibliography:
Academy of Achievement. 7 June 2009 <http://www.achievement.org/>.
“Capitalism: Is It Working...? Of Course, But...” Time 21 Apr. 1980. 7 June 2009 <http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,924018,00.html>.
Danzer, Gerald A, et al. The Americans. Evanston: McDougal Littell, 2000. Flickr. 7 June 2009 <http://www.flickr.com/photos/michael6076/517762922/>. Flickr. 7 June 2009 <http://www.flickr.com/photos/29560353@N08/2975962394/>.
Foreign Aid and Human Rights. Spring-Summer 1976. 1 June 2009 <http://usinfo.org/docs/democracy/54.htm>.
Helsinki Final Act. 1 Aug. 1975. 3 June 2009 <http://www.hri.org/docs/Helsinki75.html>.
“Jimmy Carter Vs. Inflation.” Time 24 Mar. 1980. 7 June 2009 <http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,921854,00.html>.
Neutrality Treaty. 16 Mar. 1978. 7 June 2009 <http://members.tripod.com/william_h_ormsbee/pan_canal_treaties_text_p05.htm>.
“New Resolve by the New Right.” Time 8 Dec. 1980. 7 June 2009 <http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,922159,00.html>.
“Nixing Nukes.” Time 7 May 1979. 5 June 2009 <http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,920298,00.html>.
“Politicizing the World.” Time 1 Oct. 1979. 7 June 2009 <http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,947467,00.html>.
“Radiation ‘Vented.’” The Evening Independent [St. Petersburg] 31 Mar. 1979. 5 June 2009 <http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=oOYLAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8FgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5245,4358833&dq=three+mile+island+disaster>.
SALT 2. 18 June 1979. 7 June 2009 <http://www.state.gov/www/global/arms/treaties/salt2-2.html>. The William Jewett Tucker Foundation. 7 June 2009 <http://www.dartmouth.edu/~tuckerrsl/baccalaureate.html>.
America from 1975-1980
Cold War:
By the mid-1970's into the late 80's the Cold War had lost a majority of its terror. The Helsiniki Accords of 1975 had helped set up good relations between Eastern and Western Europe, making it more stable. Also the tension had died down between the Soviet Union and the U.S due to the agreement SALT treaty signed May 26 of 1972. However, this peace was disturbed when Jimmy Carter insisted on maintaining human rights, which started to irk the Soviets, and because of this break down of "peaceful" relations with the U.S.S.R and the U.S turned to another treaty called the SALT 2 .This agreement didn't reduce the number of weapons each nation had, it limited the production of strategic weapons and nuclear missile launchers each side could have SALT 2.Analysis: The Helsiniki Accords. The main goal of the Helsiniki Accords is to bring peace, or at least detente (relaxations of tensions between super powers) to Europe. The Accords help establish equality and security in Europe after its been torn by World War 2 and the Cold War.
Analysis: SALT 2. SALT 2 was a reinforcement of mutual peace between U.S.S.R and U.S. The goal of this act is to limit the production of weapons of mass destruction but it lets the nations keep their already made missiles.
Economics:
The mid to late 70s was dealing with economic failure, but not only was the economy failing environmental issues had been risen which would an affect the economy. Inflation was increasing while work was decreasing. The standard of living was going down. President Jimmy Carter tried to fix this crisis by freezing prices and wages. To get the business flowing he also lifted government restrictions on the trucking industry, railroad industry, and shipping industry. He also had the Federal Reserve raise interest rates so people wouldn't want to get loans. The environment ties to it. While battling the Energy Crisis the U.S created the National Energy Act. What the NEA did was put a tax on cars using a lot of fuel, it took away the price controls of the natural gas and oil supplies. It also created tax credits for developing or using more energy efficient things such as solar power. Jimmy Carter had also spoke directly to the people of America asking them to lower thermostats and they did.The video talks about the National Energy Act.
Analysis: "Inflation". This article, even though its in 1980, it talks about the economic crisis which started in the 70's. It questions the capitalism way, much like Americans are doing today. Some are wondering if it really works and though it may seem like it doesn't the article makes it clear that communism isn't even an option.
Analysis: "The Standard of Living". This article too is in 1980 but is still talking about the economic crisis of the 70's. The main focus of this article is how Jimmy Carter was handling the crisis. It talks about how he kept coming up with proposals on how to lower inflation and fight the crisis.
Civil Rights:
Jimmy Carter was all about civil rights and being humanitarian. That was one of his major things to confront during his presidency. While in office Jimmy Carter cut off military aid to Argentina and Brazil because they had imprisoned and tortured their own people. He had also established the Bureau of Human Rights within the State department. Later he gave ownership of the Panama Canal back to the Panamanians under the Neutrality Treaty. During the Carter presidency the first African-American U.N Ambassador was appointed, Andrew Young. And in the Judicial branch there was 28 African Americans, 29 women, and 14 Latinos. And to leave a mark on the world the U.S created the Foreign Aid and Human Rights policy. Which would spread equality around the world through U.S eyes.Analysis: Neutrality Treaty. The main goal of this is to establish a global peace treaty concerning the Panama Canal while not discriminating anyone. It allows any vessel of any nation to go through without worries, and it also keeps the Panamanians safe because it does not allow anyone to be hostile in the canal. And the canal is forever neutral.
Analysis: Foreign Aid and Human Rights. "To this end, a principal goal of the foreign policy of the United States is to promote the increased observance of internationally recognized human rights by all countries." Pretty self explanatory. The U.S wanted to show the world that we go by what we say and want to spread it.
Technology:
Technology had advanced during the 70's, much due to the energy crisis. During the mid-late 70's nuclear energy was being used as well as solar power. But much like every good idea there was a bad side, and people who didn't agree with it. While some argued that nuclear energy is plentiful, cheap, and "environmentally safe". The others saw the truth, the damage it could cause to both humans and the environment. The opposers warned the dangers of nuclear power plants, and they were proven right with the incident of Three Mile Island in Pennsylvania. The Evening Independent. With that accident the technology became safer. The way the nuclear plants were inspected became better and more strict and the National Regulatory Commission made their regulations stronger. Time Magazine. Solar power was also increasing due to the energy crisis and also because of a part of the National Energy Act where people could get a tax credit for the use of solar energy.Analysis: Three Mile Island the Evening Independent. The article here, in this St. Petersburg paper is explaining the situation and how the NRC (Nuclear Regulatory Commission) is taking care of it, and the radiation readings are getting lower and they are shielding it and whatever they can to stop the radiation flow.
Analysis: "Time Magazine". This article focuses on what the NRC is doing to prevent further accidents from happening, like the one at Three Mile Island. It mentions the people who want to shut down the nuclear plants but the NRC won't do it because of how much it would effect the power supply in the U.S
Culture:
In the late 1970's there was a movement. A movement of one side to the exact opposite side. The U.S went from being mostly liberal to conservative. It was called the Conservative Coalition. The Conservative coalition was a group of business leaders, intellectuals, mid-class voters, fundamental Christians, and disenchanted democrats. This group formed after the New Right which came after the moral majority formed in 1979. The moral majority was made up of hard core Christians who took the Bible literally and believed in totally wrong and totally right. There was no fine line for them.Analysis: New Right. This article is about how the New Right was planning to attack the liberals in 1982. Two years after this article was written. It talks about who was in the group and what they were made of and what they believe in.
Analysis: "Hard Core Christians". This article is about Reverend Jerry Falwell and his commitment to the Bible and the moral majority. It talks about how he was planning to take his "I Love America" rally to 50 states in 18 months spreading his intense interpretations of the Bible. It also gives a back story of his life.
This picture is a cartoon mocking the Moral Majority and how they are trying to take over and reestablish the once major religion the U.S had, but while doing that they take away what the people liked, the freedom of religion and the freedom to choose what they please. The title can go two ways, it can be satirical mocking the intense commitment the Moral Majority had to God and you better start praying or it can be literal, meaning that when the Moral Majority takes over you will be praying. Either way it gets the point across.
Bibliography:
Academy of Achievement. 7 June 2009 <http://www.achievement.org/>.“Capitalism: Is It Working...? Of Course, But...” Time 21 Apr. 1980. 7 June 2009 <http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,924018,00.html>.
Danzer, Gerald A, et al. The Americans. Evanston: McDougal Littell, 2000.
Flickr. 7 June 2009 <http://www.flickr.com/photos/michael6076/517762922/>.
Flickr. 7 June 2009 <http://www.flickr.com/photos/29560353@N08/2975962394/>.
Foreign Aid and Human Rights. Spring-Summer 1976. 1 June 2009 <http://usinfo.org/docs/democracy/54.htm>.
Helsinki Final Act. 1 Aug. 1975. 3 June 2009 <http://www.hri.org/docs/Helsinki75.html>.
“Jimmy Carter Vs. Inflation.” Time 24 Mar. 1980. 7 June 2009 <http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,921854,00.html>.
Neutrality Treaty. 16 Mar. 1978. 7 June 2009 <http://members.tripod.com/william_h_ormsbee/pan_canal_treaties_text_p05.htm>.
“New Resolve by the New Right.” Time 8 Dec. 1980. 7 June 2009 <http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,922159,00.html>.
“Nixing Nukes.” Time 7 May 1979. 5 June 2009 <http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,920298,00.html>.
“Politicizing the World.” Time 1 Oct. 1979. 7 June 2009 <http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,947467,00.html>.
“Radiation ‘Vented.’” The Evening Independent [St. Petersburg] 31 Mar. 1979. 5 June 2009 <http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=oOYLAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8FgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5245,4358833&dq=three+mile+island+disaster>.
SALT 2. 18 June 1979. 7 June 2009 <http://www.state.gov/www/global/arms/treaties/salt2-2.html>.
The William Jewett Tucker Foundation. 7 June 2009 <http://www.dartmouth.edu/~tuckerrsl/baccalaureate.html>.